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United States Marine Corps Maj. Wesley Ward, a civil affairs officer with 1st Civil Affairs Group, talks with field grade officers with the Indonesian Armed Forces during the exercise Super Garuda Shield 23 (SGS2023) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept 6, 2023. SGS2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the seven participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo)

United States Marine Corps Maj. Wesley Ward, a civil affairs officer with 1st Civil Affairs Group, talks with field grade officers with the Indonesian Armed Forces during the exercise Super Garuda Shield 23 (SGS2023) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept 6, 2023. SGS2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the seven participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo)

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United States Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Igor Neves, a civil affairs planner with 1st Civil Affairs Group, is awarded for his performance during Exercise Bersama Warrior 23 at the Joint Warfighting Center on Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters, Kuantan, Padang, Malaysia June 15, 2023. This year marked the ninth iteration of Bersama Warrior, an annual bilateral joint exercise sponsored by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces aimed to enhance the U.S. and Malaysian defense readiness and improve interoperability. The staff exercise challenged participating personnel with planning and coordinating several missions using the military decision-making process and Multi-National Forces standard operating procedures. (United States Marine Corps photo)

United States Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Igor Neves, a civil affairs planner with 1st Civil Affairs Group, is awarded for his performance during Exercise Bersama Warrior 23 at the Joint Warfighting Center on Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters, Kuantan, Padang, Malaysia June 15, 2023. This year marked the ninth iteration of Bersama Warrior, an annual bilateral joint exercise sponsored by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces aimed to enhance the U.S. and Malaysian defense readiness and improve interoperability. The staff exercise challenged participating personnel with planning and coordinating several missions using the military decision-making process and Multi-National Forces standard operating procedures. (United States Marine Corps photo)

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United States Marine Corps Capt. Christophe Coulon with 1st Civil Affairs Group, attached to Special Operations Task Force 511.2, interacts with students at the Ateno de Zamboanga University forum in Zamboanga, Philippines Oct. 26, 2022. Marines with 1st CAG provided current information about the US, focusing on policies, society, history, and culture, providing access to these resources, not just to students at the host university, but to visiting academics, and members of the local community. (United States Marine Corps photo)

United States Marine Corps Capt. Christophe Coulon with 1st Civil Affairs Group, attached to Special Operations Task Force 511.2, interacts with students at the Ateno de Zamboanga University forum in Zamboanga, Philippines Oct. 26, 2022. Marines with 1st CAG provided current information about the US, focusing on policies, society, history, and culture, providing access to these resources, not just to students at the host university, but to visiting academics, and members of the local community. (United States Marine Corps photo)

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United States Marine Corps Capt. Christophe Coulon with 1st Civil Affairs Group, attached to Special Operations Task Force 511.2, speaks to students at the Ateno de Zamboanga University forum in Zamboanga, Philippines Oct. 26, 2022. Marines with 1st CAG provided current information about the US, focusing on policies, society, history, and culture, providing access to these resources, not just to students at the host university, but to visiting academics, and members of the local community. (United States Marine Corps photo)

United States Marine Corps Capt. Christophe Coulon with 1st Civil Affairs Group, attached to Special Operations Task Force 511.2, speaks to students at the Ateno de Zamboanga University forum in Zamboanga, Philippines Oct. 26, 2022. Marines with 1st CAG provided current information about the US, focusing on policies, society, history, and culture, providing access to these resources, not just to students at the host university, but to visiting academics, and members of the local community. (United States Marine Corps photo)

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U.S. Army Maj. Derek Butler, a civil liaison officer with Joint Task Force – Bravo, briefs a U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command on a civil affairs mission at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Butler is a native of Houston, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

U.S. Army Maj. Derek Butler, a civil liaison officer with Joint Task Force – Bravo, briefs a U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command on a civil affairs mission at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Butler is a native of Houston, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez

U.S. Army Maj. Derek Butler, a civil liaison officer with Joint Task Force – Bravo, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialists with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command about civil affairs missions at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Butler is a native of Houston, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

U.S. Army Maj. Derek Butler, a civil liaison officer with Joint Task Force – Bravo, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialists with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command about civil affairs missions at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Butler is a native of Houston, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialists with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command meet with a U.S. Army civil liaison officer at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialists with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command meet with a U.S. Army civil liaison officer at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez

Cpl. Elijah Soper, a network administrator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts a gear check at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 5, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Soper is a native of Yelm, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Cpl. Elijah Soper, a network administrator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts a gear check at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 5, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Soper is a native of Yelm, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez

Sgt. Lazart Sekulits Rodriquez, a psychological operations Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts a gear check at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 5, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Sekulits Rodriquez is a native of Cayey, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Sgt. Lazart Sekulits Rodriquez, a psychological operations Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts a gear check at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 5, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Sekulits Rodriquez is a native of Cayey, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez

Colonel Augustin Bolanio (center), the commanding officer of the 4th Civil Affairs Group, Sgt. Maj. Mark Davis (left), and Lt. Col. Jeremy Chio (right), stand at attention after uncasing the unit battle colors during the reactivation ceremony of the 4th CAG Dec. 15. The Marines hosted community members and distinguished visitors during a re-activation ceremony that marked the official standing up of the first Marine Corps civil affairs group in South Florida. The civil affairs group will be the conduit between the U.S. military forces and civilian authorities, local population and non-governmental organizations and will conduct civil military activities to enhance the relationship with host nation personnel and publics.

Colonel Augustin Bolanio (center), the commanding officer of the 4th Civil Affairs Group, Sgt. Maj. Mark Davis (left), and Lt. Col. Jeremy Chio (right), stand at attention after uncasing the unit battle colors during the reactivation ceremony of the 4th CAG Dec. 15. The Marines hosted community members and distinguished visitors during a re-activation ceremony that marked the official standing up of the first Marine Corps civil affairs group in South Florida. The civil affairs group will be the conduit between the U.S. military forces and civilian authorities, local population and non-governmental organizations and will conduct civil military activities to enhance the relationship with host nation personnel and publics.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes